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I haven’t had a day off in THREE WEEKS, but that isn’t stopping me. I have eleven orders to make tonight and I have a big audition on Saturday, so I am making myself something sweet and new to wear. I often start with an idea and then see where my fabric and sewing takes me, so I am starting with this idea:

A rough idea

Forgive the horrible drawing. It’s going to have a Peter Pan collar (my fav), a peplum, high waist and sleevelessness.

I used to live in new york city
Every thing there was dark and dirty
Outside my window was a steeple
With a clock that always said 12:30

Young girls are coming to the canyon
And in the morning I can see them walking
I can no longer keep my blinds drawn
And I can’t keep myself from talking.

At first so strange to feel so friendly
To say good morning and really mean it
To feel these changes happening in me
But not to notice till I feel it.

Cloudy waters cast no reflection
Images of beauty lie there stagnant
Vibrations bounce in no direction
And lie there shattered into fragments.

Young girls are coming to the canyon
And in the morning I can see them walking
I can no longer keep my blinds drawn
And I can’t keep myself from talking.

An Exit Statement…

I am taking a much needed break from fashion design…I’m giving California a try… Please take advantage of all the sale has to offer and thanks for your support these last six years. I’ve reached 1000 sales, which I never would have imagined when I first started. Etsy has given me strength, beauty, love, support, true friends & a wonderful lifestyle where I can support myself sewing!! Being able to share what I make has been a tremendous dream come true. I am someone who used to watch fashion tv and read countless magazines dreaming of cooler clothes than what was available in my small Pennsylvania town. I used to sew and paint and sculpt and put together costumes… I would make my own clothes at 14 and courageously wear them to my conservative Catholic school on “dress-down days”. One time, I wore a purple jersey drape top I made; and a snarky popular boy asked if I had made it. Excitedly, I said yes, only to hear him say, “Well thank God, I would hope you would never pay money for that.” Fourteen years later, I am a two-time almost contestant on Project Runway. I got to meet Tim Gunn & Zanna Roberts twice, as well as Christian Sirriano. I’ve been lucky enough to have gotten mention in Lucky Magazine, Bust Magazine, Style.com, the Martha Stewart Show, the Huffington Post, Daily Candy, The Awl, and others.

I’ve had fashion shows to rave reviews, I’ve sold at numerous boutiques, shows, fairs, etc. I’ve taught sewing classes at Etsy and NYU. I shared studio space with prolific designers and artists. I sewed for The Row & Ohne Titel, as well as gotten to see shows firsthand, such as Rachel Roy. Magic has happened. I can’t even recount all I have done or all that has happened. I’ve never worked harder in my life and I have the grey hairs to prove it. Life has been very satisfying being my own boss. It’s also been remarkably challenging. I am taking a leave of absence and leaving knowing I worked my absolute hardest and put my business first 90% of the time. Life is what you make of it. You can truly do anything you put your mind to. Do what you love. You only live one life. Thank you for making these last six years magical.

My sister found this awesome iPhone app that makes any iPhone photo into a slew of different retro-esque photos. There are a several filters that make that regular ole photo of her dog into a 1975 polaroid of her dog. I’m now addicted. I freaking love old photos and films and film stills and so Instagram is my homeboy.